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The Problem with Sitting Too Much

You are most likely sitting while you are reading this. Most people are when they are consuming content online. But, do you know the damage it is doing to your body when done for long periods of time? Unfortunately, sitting is slowly killing you.

A recent report from the World Health Organization outlined the following risks:

• Physical inactivity is the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality and causes 6% of all deaths
• Approximately 3.2 million people die each year because they are not active enough
• Physical inactivity is the main cause for approximately 21-25% of breast and colon cancer, 27% of diabetes, and 30% of ischaemic heart disease
• Prolonged sitting for 8-12 hours or more a day increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 90%

This Week’s Episode

As you know, I cover topics across three main tenets of the modern man’s life; his family, his career, and his pursuit of a personal passion. Not every episode will focus on tactical advice and how-to build something online. Sometimes I talk about life in general.

This week’s podcast is one of those “life” episodes. In it, you will discover some of the negative health impacts from prolonged periods of sitting and find some ways to combat your bad habits.

You are Not Alone

As entrepreneurs, online business owners, and folks generally participating in the online space, this is common territory. We often spend long periods of time sitting in our chairs plugging away on our keyboards.

I’m particularly guilty of this. In fact, I double down and do it at work all day too. I spend countless hours at work sitting in my chair working on my computer only to head home and do it all over again.

I have to do better.

In this episode I share a few ways to start getting out of your seat and begin changing your health. This includes:

• How you can simply stand more often
• Apps that you can use to help monitor your activity, including the one I’m using
• New hardware that can be implemented into your daily routine
• Ways that you can change your daily life to include more activity without going overboard
• And the importance of instilling these values in your kids (get them away from the video games!)

5 Things I Learned (5TIL)

In this week’s 5TIL you’ll hear about…

1. Facebook’s new Lite app
2. A sweet Super Bowl App that only worked IN the stadium
3. Temporary tattoos…from your Instagram feed
4. The demise of Sky Mall
5. The Exploding Kittens Card Game…yes, really

As always, if you have something for the 5TIL, just hit me up on Twitter @JeffDStephens.